time.com - 11/3/2009
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The Obama Administration's bid to relaunch an Israeli-Palestinian peace process is falling apart faster than you can say settlement freeze in no small part because President Obama began his effort by saying settlement freeze . On Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton found herself ...
haaretz.com - 11/2/2009
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haaretz.com —
Barack Obama has been busy - offering the
Jewish People blessings for Rosh Hashanah, and recording a...
flattering video for the President's Conference in Jerusalem and another for Yitzhak Rabin's memorial rally. Only Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah surpasses ...
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America, stop sucking up to Israel
powerlineblog.com - 11/1/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
Hillary Clinton continued her farcical visit to Pakistan
today by blaming Obama's failure to make any progress...
with respect to Israeli-Palestinian relations on George W. Bush. Clinton told a group of Pakistani journalists I think that, look, we ...
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No class, bad memory
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 10/30/2009
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I'm telling people who are worried about the
hijinks at the unofficial J Street bloggers' panel not...
to become overly bothered by it; it was a clownish event, and the people on the panel were marginal figures except in the rather circumscribed ...
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The WonkLine: November 3, 2009
Wonk Room —
... Analyzing the Obama administration’s troubled efforts at Middle East peacemaking, Tony Karon writes “Having made resolving the Middle East’s most intractable conflict a top foreign policy priority, the Administration now needs the symbolic resumption of talks simply to signal progress.” ...
Expectations Game
Swampland —
... Millionaire' Kids? Why Does the U.S. Want to Talk with Sri Lanka's Fonseka? The Three Races to Watch on Election Day Iran: New Opposition Battle on U.S. Embassy Siege Day? What Happens to Your Facebook Profile When You Die? The Secrets Inside Your Dog's Mind 'Audacity to Win': Excerpt by Plouffe on Obama Campaign 'Paranormal Activity' Review: A Horror-Film Phenomenon Israeli Police Say U.S.-Born Jewish Settler Was a Terrorist Can Clinton, Obama Restart Middle East Peace Talks? Swampland Favorite ...
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